Backblaze has been our preferred automatic safety backup product for years. Recently they contacted existing customers to let them know the rates would be increasing. Compared to their competitors who increased rates while decreasing services, or simply went out of business, Backblaze’s price increase is modest. They’ve had the same pricing for 11 years, so that hardly […]

A few months ago, we switched many of our phone systems over to FreedomVoice. We’re now a partner of FreedomVoice and can get you set up. What I like about FreedomVoice is it gives you advance call features like auto-attendants and phone trees for a small monthly fee. It can do faxing and even a […]

It’s been close to a year since the most significant hack in cyber-history that we know of. The last thing you want for your business is to inform customer their information has been taken. You can avoid some common mistakes to reduce your chances. This article on Inc.com goes over some common mistakes businesses make. […]

We posted this on Facebook a few weeks ago, but it’s worth mentioning here again. An email has been going around the past few months. It takes some different forms but generally follows the same pattern: Someone “hacked” you and has your password They’ve been monitoring you They’ll send your information to all your contacts […]

Everything comes with an expiration date, even bottled water! If you are running a computer with Windows 7, your computer will have severe problems on January 14th, 2020. On that date, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7. What Does That Mean? Microsoft did this with Windows XP back in 2009 and Vista in 2017. After […]

It’s a few days before Christmas, and you need an excellent holiday gift. We’ve got a few popular ones. DoctorDave Gift Certificates It may not be the most exciting of gifts I know. After all, who gives gift certificates to a medical doctor? While we do computer repair as the main focus, we’re more into […]

Every year here at DcotorDave Computer Repair in Lawrence and Kansas City we offer our exclusive “Santa” service. Technology gifts for the holidays are great, but the problem is they need to be set up. They’re more complex than the standard disclaimers of “some assembly required” and “batteries not included.” Take for example the average […]

Since we’re not a retail shop, it’s harder for us to participate in the fun of Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. It might be harder, but we’re still doing it. Here’s’ some deals we have for you: Pre-Payment Discount Our normal rate is $90 an hour, but we’re selling […]

When you get a new computer, you might wonder what to do with the old one, especially if it works. We work with Connecting For Good in Kansas City to help refurbish and distribute these computers to needy families. However, there are some other uses. My colleagues at Lifehacker had some interesting ideas. The one […]

Dave Greenbaum aka DoctorDave or incorrectly Dr. Dave does computer repair in Lawrence, KS as well as doing computer repair in Topeka, KS. He's been making "mouse calls" since 1990 and shares his thoughts on various topics here on his blog. If you arrived here directly, make sure to visit the main DoctorDave web site to learn all about Dave and the many services he offers.